Douglas Watt

Historical Crime Fiction set in 17th century Scotland .

A Case of Desecration in the West out now from @LuathPress.

Historian of the Darien Disaster.

[Zarah Sultana MP @zarahsultana]

Today parents in Iran buried 165 children killed in the attack on a girls’ primary school by the United States and Israel.

From Gaza to Iran, this is what “liberation” by the West looks like.

[Douglas Watt @dougiewatt1]

Looking forward to talking about the Scottish Witch Hunt in Fact and Fiction on Friday 31 at 7pm at Crichton Collegiate Church, Midlothian. Tickets on the door. @LuathPress

[William Dalrymple @DalrympleWill]

‘One of the oldest urban centres on the planet’: Gaza’s rich history in ruins.

My @guardian piece on the erasure of Gaza's past. As we mourn incalculable human losses, learning about its past can help us better understand the present
https://t.co/Hrsx3klOkz

[Luath Press @LuathPress]

Spooky season is here! 👻 Explore Luath Press’ top Halloween reads: historical crime, Scottish folklore & witchy tales. Perfect for dark nights & cosy reading. 🕯️📖

Full blog: https://t.co/xOtxLiWRdM
#HalloweenReads #BookLovers

[William Dalrymple @DalrympleWill]

Well done @guardian for having the guts to publish this

Young lives cut short on an unimaginable scale: the 18,457 children on Gaza’s list of war dead
https://t.co/Aiz5jsZSlz

[Alex Crawford @AlexCrawfordSky]

While the Israeli PM denies targeting civilians in Gaza as he addresses the UN, remember the report that his military’s own data indicates a civilian death rate of 83% in the Gaza bombing https://t.co/WcGvbZHW53

[Craig Murray @CraigMurrayOrg]

This is huge news. Italy sending a naval ship to protect the Global Sumud Flotilla of aid to Gaza.

This is the first, small beginning to flexing of European military power against Israeli atrocities.

[Amnesty UK @AmnestyUK]

“When governments betray the most basic human values, it is upon us to fix it. We, the people.”

Tonight, @FranceskAlbs, the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the Occupied Palestinian Territories, gave this powerful speech at the Together for Palestine concert.

[Alex Crawford @AlexCrawfordSky]

UN Commission finds Israel has committed genocide in Gaza - the Commission chair says : ‘It is clear that there is an intent to destroy the Palestinians in Gaza through acts that meet the criteria set forth in the Genocide Convention’ https://t.co/rDUn7v0Ht6

[Laura Webster @LauraEWebsterr]

NEW: The SNP have launched a motion demanding Starmer strip Peter Mandelson of his Labour peerage with immediate effect.

Despite his sacking, Mandelson remains a Lord - and thus is still on the public payroll

https://t.co/bfYWI3iauz

[Mehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan]

Hostages

[William Dalrymple @DalrympleWill]

Completely dystopian & utterly outrageous. The Gaza Humanitarian Foundation, responsible for daily massacres, needs to be immediately closed & its staff put on trial for murder.

Anti-Islamic US biker gang members run security at deadly Gaza aid sites
https://t.co/l5MaBioZCn

[The SNP @theSNP]

Israel is committing genocide in Gaza.

[Barry Malone @malonebarry]

This Banksy, which appeared overnight on the side of the Royal Courts of Justice building in London, is extremely powerful.

[Financial Times @FT]

Israeli campaign in Gaza meets definition of genocide, say scholars https://t.co/095WCVG8jm

[William Dalrymple @DalrympleWill]

Israel doing its ethnic cleansing thing yet again

[Humza Yousaf @HumzaYousaf]

Another extended family member killed as he went to the so-called Gaza Humanitarian Foundation for food.

Ahmed couldn't bear to see his child without milk. They killed him, as they have so many others.

Please listen & share these words from Nadia's cousin Sally who is in Gaza.

[Stephen Flynn @StephenFlynnSNP]

Labour continue to arm Israel.

[Alex Crawford @AlexCrawfordSky]

One of the five journalists killed by Israeli forces today in Gaza is Mariam Dagga, a mother, who was often based at Nasser Hospital, most recently reporting on the hospital's doctors struggling to save children from starvation

[Francesca Albanese, UN Special Rapporteur oPt @FranceskAlbs]

❗️BREAKING❗️Rescuers killed in line of duty.
Scenes like this unfold every moment in Gaza, often unseen, largely undocumented. I beg STATES: how much more must be witnessed before you act to stop this carnage?
🔴Break the blockade
🔴Impose an Arms Embargo
🔴Impose Sanctions.